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Dramatic Sunday in Atlanta Print E-mail
By Jennifer Shahade   
April 20, 2008
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Daniel Yeager. Photo Elizabeth Vicary
Three players, Michael Thaler(2173), Daniel Yeager (2343) and Edward Lu (2203) started the morning of Sunday April 20 with perfect 5/0 scores in the High School Nationals (Atlanta, Georgia, April 18-20). In the team competition, Thomas Jefferson High School from Alexandria, Virignia, headed by Edward Lu, leads with 15.5 points after five rounds. Check full results and pairings here. Update: Daniel Yeager and Michael Thaler face off with 6/0 each in round 7.

On round five on Saturday night, Edward Lu defeated  the subject of a CLO report earlier this week, Kayin Barclay.

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In round five, Daniel Yeager defended beautifully against James Canty, in an Anti-Sicilian that turned wilder than any Open Sicilian. After 35 moves, Yeager reached the following position. Can you figure out what he played?

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Canty-Yeager. Position after 35.Qxa8


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In round six, Yeager plays Lu on board one, while the other perfect score, Michael Thaler of Hunter faces the top-rated 4.5, Marc Arnold. Arnold drew in round four in a Benko game against Christian Tanaka. Arnold is almost 300 points higher rated than Tanaka, so he must have thought little of his compensation in the final position.

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Watch the final action live on monroi.com and look for more CLO coverage, including a final report with a big photo gallery by Elizabeth Vicary.

 
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